დაე

Georgian

Alternative forms

• დეე (dee), დე (de)

Etymology

Derived by truncating the imperative verb form დაეხსენ (daexsen, “leave in peace; escape”), from დაეხსნება (daexsneba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dae/, [d̥ae]
• Hyphenation: დაე

Interjection

დაე • (dae)

1. let; expresses warning or threat by emphasizing an imperative or past verb form expressing future which usually follows the interjection.

   დაე მათ სხეულს კორტნიდნენ ყვავ-ყორნები.

   dae mat sxeuls ḳorṭnidnen q̇vav-q̇ornebi.

   Let their body be pecked by ravens and crows.

2. so be it, let; expresses and accepts an action which may or may not be inevitable, saying that the outcome won't change.

   დაე თუნდ მოვკვდე არ მეშინიან.

   dae tund movḳvde ar mešinian.

   Even if I die, so be it, I'm not scared.

Descendants

• → Armenian: դե (de)